Palmetto Plans Big Fourth of July Celebration
Palmetto leaders E W Dixon James Jackson W E Mann and L F Taylor promote a July Fifth monster celebration in Palmetto with auto parade three band concerts a fish fry a street dance a ball game and speeches by Cary A Hardee and Doyle Carlton. Crescent Beach event folded to avoid conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Dixon
Business Men's Club of
Palmetto
James Jackson
W. E. Mann
L. F. Taylor
Sarasota
American Legion
Times
Manatee County
Cary A. Hardee
Democratic Party
Doyle Carlton
Hyde Park Drainage District Meeting Called
Legal notice calls a meeting of interested parties in Hyde Park Drainage District to be held July 6 at 10 o'clock in city council chambers. After officers are elected at the meeting, work will proceed to improve cultivation in the county's agricultural section.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hyde Park
A. L. Joiner
Edwards
Legion
Col. W. Y. Perry
Board of Trade
Sarasota Bay District
Will McFarland
Mr. McFarland
NAVVAL RESERVISTS OFFER ED A TWO WEEKS CRUISE
Lieut John W Philip reports a Navy Department plan to provide destroyers for inactive duty Reservists to visit Atlantic coast ports north of Cape Hatteras during July and early August. Reservists should contact Philip immediately to arrange participation and port visits will depend on cruise length.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Philip
Chas. K. Farmer
Navy Department
Atlantic
Cape Hatteras
Philip
Kissimmee State Bank Closes Under Comptroller Order
Kissimmee on June 16 reports the State Bank of Kissimmee with $160000 capitalization closed by order of State Comptroller Ernest Amos. Bank president N C Bryan blamed a cattlemen loan situation where livestock could not realize enough to meet obligations, noting leadership change two weeks earlier from C A Carson.
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Kissimmee
State Bank of
Ernest Amos
N. C. Bryan
C. A. Carson
Indianola Country Club Set to Open This Saturday
Mrs. Helen Brooks Smith in charge announces the Indianola Country Club on the E. H. Barney estate near the city will open this Saturday with expected attendance from prominent Tampans. She notes Florida Sea Food Company near operations and sea water yeast shipments soon, and invites Sarasota residents to visit on Sundays with special arrangements for a pleasant experience.
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Helen Brooks Smith
Indianola
E. H. Barney
Sarasota
Indianola Country Club
Second Bargain Day Planned for Manatee County
Sarasota hosts a second Bargain Day on Wednesday June 23 with twelve merchants offering multiple article discounts. Shoppers urged to review the list, choose needed items, and save money at the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Times
Manatee County
Sarasota
Sarasota Citrus Growers Association Expands Packing Plant
Sarasota Citrus Growers Association nears doubling its packing house size and installing modern equipment to quadruple daily capacity from one car to four. President J W Ponder says last year yielded 65 000 boxes, up from 35 000, with payroll around 2000 dollars weekly. The group, affiliated with Florida Citrus Exchange, credits strong management by Ponder and secretary J H Yohe for steady growth.
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Sarasota
The
Times
J. W. Ponder
Association
Sarasota Citrus Growers Association
Florida Citrus Exchange
Manatee County
Sarasota Bay District
Southern Manatee county division meeting considers new county
A mass gathering in Palmer Trust offices drew about 35 residents from Sarasota Fruitville and Englewood to discuss creating a new southern Manatee County. The group endorsed forming a planning committee with broad community representation and noted Sarasota could supply a suitable county building. Several speakers voiced support and offered aid.
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Palmer Trust
Manatee
Sarasota
Fruitville
Englewood
Edwards
Jos. Halton
the Times
Halton
J. E. Battle
Battle
Russell Thompson
W. Y. Perry
Burker
Frank Redd
Perry
Manatee County
P. E. Buchan
Graham Easterling
Bradentown
Sarasota Bay Post American Legion Flourishing
The Sarasota Bay Post American Legion plans to send representatives Oliver Blackburn and Claude Ragan to the Tampa convention on June 21 and 22 with alternates H. L. Hebb and Dr. Schultz. The post reports rising membership, a large number of servicemen visiting, railroad discounts, and a $500 gift from Miss Alice Howard aiding post rooms and Auxiliary work.
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American Legion
Tampa
Oliver Blackburn
Claude Ragan
H. L. Hebb
Dr. Schultz
Sarasota Bay
Miss Howard
Post
J. E. Battle
Legion
G B. Knowles
Knowles
Bradentown
Mr. Knowles
Frank Dillinger
Geo. J. Nicholas
Walpole Nominee for County Commissioner in District No 5
Canvass confirms Wingate elected sheriff and Walpole chosen for county commissioner in District No 5. Close races show second choice counts kept results stable while several statewide posts and delegates remain in doubt or unsettled pending full county tallies.
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District No. 5
Wingate
Frank A. Walpole
Buford
Billingsley
Hollins
Pinellas County
Sheat
Turtle Hunting Delights Coast residents on pleasant nights
Turtle hunting season brings coastal families like Mr and Mrs Dean and Mr and Mrs Hall together on the beach to haul a 150 pound loggerhead. They recount the thrill of spotting a large turtle and preparing it for butcher, sharing many amusing stories from hunting parties.
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Dean
Hall
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J. ‘H.’ Yohe
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Elienton
Blackwelder
Brantley
Hamilton
Walpole
Wells
Fletcher
Hardee
San Francisco
Frank Clark
Appleyard
Gibbons
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Alexander
A. Y. Milam
J. E. T. Bowden
United States
Sidney J. Catts
Duncan A. Fletcher
Congress
H. J. Crane
Geo. H. Wilder
Lincoln Hulley
van C.swearingem
J. L. Billingsley
Rivers H. Buford
James E. Calkins
Comptroller
Aliie J. Angle
J. C. Luning
W. S. McLin
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Dixie M. Hollins
W. N. Sheats
Justice of the Supreme Court
John S. Beard
Thomas F. West
W. J. Roebuck
J. H. Tench
A. S. Wells
6Th Judicial Circuit
H. S. Glazier
JM. A. McMullen
James E. Alexander
T. J. Appleyard
J. E. Bowdoin
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Thomas A. Darby
Cromwell Gibbons
Albert W. Gilchrist
Frank Harris
J. B. Hodges
Bryan Mack Pat Murphy
Geo. W. Ward
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